Join us as we chat with award-winning hist orian David O. Stewart about his newest work\, \;The Democracy We Must Keep\, and the question he explores throughout the book: What di d America's founders say about democracy\, and can we remain true to their vision for America?
\nTwo hundred fifty years ago\, passionate men attempted to create something the world had never seen before: a nation bu ilt not on kings or armies\, but on ideas where the people ruled.
\nIn \;The Democracy We Must Keep\, historian David O. Stewart takes readers inside the nine key documents that shaped the formation of t he United States&mdash\;from Patrick Henry's thunderous cry for liberty to the carefully crafted design of a government chosen by the people\, with limits on all officials holding power under the Constitution.
\nThro ugh the words of seven visionary founders&mdash\;Washington\, Jefferson\, Madison\, Hamilton\, Gouverneur Morris\, and others&mdash\;Stewart shows h ow a fragile experiment in self-government took shape.
\nThese men w ere not saints. They argued passionately. They worried that the new nation might fall apart. Yet together\, they forged the principles that must sti ll define American democracy:
\nPower must be limited.
Leaders
must answer to the people.
Individual rights must be protected by law
.
As the United States celebrates its 250th anniversary\, \;The D
emocracy We Must Keep \;urges readers to rediscover core ideas that bu
ilt the nation&mdash\;and to consider what it will take to protect them.\n
Register today to gain a deeper understanding of how American democ racy started\, why it still matters\, and the active role each generation must play to uphold it.
\nDavid O. Stewart has published eleven award-winning and best-selling books of hist ory and historical novels. In 2023\, he received the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Washington Independent Review of Books. His most recent ficti onal series\, the Overstreet Saga\, is inspired by family stories his mother told. He lives in Maryland with the light of his life\, Nancy Floreen\; they have three children and six grandchildren.
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